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'Inconsistent' vaccine recognition could delay restart, says WTTC

Crisis management
Will Payne
16 July 2021

The restart of international travel could be "seriously delayed" without global recognition of all approved Covid-19 vaccines, says the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

United Airlines has told US-based employees they must be vaccinated against Covid-19 (Credit: Daniel Schludi / Unsplash) daniel-schludi-mAGZNECMcUg-unsplash.jpg

The global tourism body issued its warning following concerns tourists face being turned away at borders because countries don’t have a common list of internationally recognised and approved vaccines.

On 12 July the Maltese government confirmed the Covishield variant of the AstraZeneca vaccine will not be an accepted proof of vaccination. This is in line with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) advice.